Enhancing the Efficiency of the Human Rights Council Statement

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Who created this mandate?

A Presidential Statement of the Human Rights Council, under agenda item 1Organizational and procedural matters, published in 2015.

What subjects does this mandate have?

5 topics

Appointment of Officials Human Rights Official Languages Special Procedures Websites

What does this mandate say?

5 operative paragraphs

Decides to improve further the voluntary yearly calendar for thematic resolutions of the Human Rights Council, in accordance with Council resolution 16/21, in consultation with the main sponsors, and encourages States to consider voluntarily the biennialization and triennialization of their initiatives;

Also decides that the Bureau shall, in consultation with Member States, while keeping the Consultative Group and special procedures mandate holders duly informed, make recommendations and identify modalities to adjust the terms of mandate holders on an exceptional one-time basis, in order to better spread the appointment process over time, namely, across Council cycles, and present those recommendations to the Council at its thirtieth session for its consideration and appropriate decision;

Further decides that candidates shortlisted by the Consultative Group may request to be interviewed in any official language of the United Nations;

Requests the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to develop, manage and support, as soon as possible and no later than the thirty-first session, a more distinguishable, accessible and user-friendly webpage, in all official languages of the United Nations from within existing resources, for the Human Rights Council, its mechanisms and procedures, including a user-friendly extranet;

Stresses the need to respect and implement the provisions of Council resolutions 5/1 and 16/21 relating to the working culture of the Human Rights Council, including the need for early notification of proposals, early submission of draft resolutions and decisions by the end of the penultimate week of regular sessions, and early distribution of all reports, and to observe the principles of transparency and inclusiveness with regard to the consultation process.”

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